To the editor: At last, after suffering through ice storms, power outages and road closures we can take a deep breath, relax and enjoy the coming of Spring heralded by […]
Spring on Oregon coast is also herbicide spraying season
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Archives for 2024
Lincoln County courts change juror notification mailing and systems
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Prospective jurors in Lincoln County will be getting their notices with a new look beginning Monday and be able to do much of their communication online. Lincoln County trial court […]
Short on staff and full of dogs and cats, Lincoln County animal shelter awaits hires and 2025 move to Waldport
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By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Two-year-old Texas has been passed over by a few potential adopters during his six-month stay at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter. It is not […]
Speaker tells Lincoln County economic conference that rural America isn’t declining, just changing
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By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Ben Winchester may have been dialing in from Minnesota, but he had a clear message for 75 people attending the 2024 Lincoln County Economic Summit on […]
Delivery, addressing and staffing problems continue to plague Yachats Post Office despite congressional questions
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By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The U.S. Postal Service has ended the Waldport postmaster’s oversight of the Yachats Post Office, but staffing and addressing issues continue to bedevil the […]
Ceremonial ribbon cutting Monday heralds opening of second motel-to-apartment project in Lincoln County
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By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The newest chapter of an effort that began as a way to provide housing for wildfire victims and Covid-19 sufferers opens Monday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting […]
Oregon’s congressional delegation asks federal help for January storm damage in Lincoln, 10 other counties
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By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle In a rare show of unity, all eight members of Oregon’s congressional delegation urged the White House to declare a major disaster in Oregon […]
State health agency approves emergency takeover of struggling Corvallis Clinic
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By AMELIA TEMPLETON/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday granted emergency approval for a merger between the Corvallis Clinic and Optum Oregon, a division of the largest […]
Agencies warn beachgoers about disturbing plover nesting areas
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The Siuslaw National Forest and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department are urging beachgoers to help the recovery of the threatened western snowy plover by respecting nesting areas and beach […]
Three Oregon congressional members ask feds for more comment time on offshore wind energy sites
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By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Three of Oregon’s congressional members are pushing the federal government to extend the comment period on two proposed wind power projects off the southern […]